Month: May 2017

Article by Kimberley Moran via weareteachers.com on May 23, 2017 Let’s be honest, class sizes are growing and standards can be difficult to track. It’s become harder and harder to catch low performing students before they fall through the cracks. Teachers who know what to look for and who track their observations tend to spot at-risk students […]

Article by D. Frank Smith via EdTech Magazine on September 15, 2014 A new report has shown that technology can produce significant gains in student achievement and engagement, particularly among students most at risk. The report, Using Technology to Support At-Risk Students’ Learning, was released Sept. 10 by the Alliance for Excellent Education, a Washington D.C.–based policy and […]

Article by David Bulley via Edutopia on October 3, 2016 When Jimmy, a 6th grader with significant social and emotional disabilities, was sent out of English class every day one week, he devised a plan. On Friday, he smuggled a pair of handcuffs into school, and upon arriving at English class, instead of grabbing his “do now” and […]

Article by Chase Mielke via weareteachers.com on July 7, 2015 “What can we do to motivate our students who need it the most?” my principal recently asked. ​Because I am fascinated with motivation, because I love working with at-risk students, he wanted to know my thoughts on why our achievement gap wasn’t narrowing. As a teacher, I of course had […]